Give it a hand!

As I work my way through the final stack of Christmas cards for my Seniors, this little hand keeps drawing me back to yet another way to use it!

Here are two more... seems she has a romantic side...

I found just the right dies to create mistletoe among the Concord & 9th Festive Blooms die set.

The cheeky sentiment is from a very old EH 'Tis the Season set.

Love Spun EF by Amy Tangerine is available at Amazon

I don't mean to tell you HOW to vote, but I'm sure hoping you DO vote!  

Thanks everybody!

=] Michele

The Paper Players #713

The Paper Players team honored me with a 'Cut Above' award for my little tag card last week - thanks, team!  What better way to say thank you than with another card?  Ann has a fun Sketch for #713 and I knew just the set I wanted to play with again - it was 'singing my song' so to speak.

First off, here is Ann's sketch:

After looking at the wonderful cards the team has made, I'm quite

certain there should have been TWO panels on the card front.  Well,

by now you know I often forget these details - oy.

I found a way to 'indicate' them with embossed lines - two directions.

See if you can spot them...

PB's Sing Joy was the main ingredient I mentioned - a very sweet friend sent me

the coordinating dies for my birthday - aren't I the luckiest?  Among them were those cute little musical notes!  The treble clef and journal card are from another gift and the 'sheet music' I stamped on the panel is PB's Music Background.  

The sentiment is one of those I'd Betterpress-ed.

Thank you, Ann, for starting my week off on the sweetest notes!

=] Michele

Okay, I THOUGHT I was done...

Done for the week that is ... but when Alex Syberia Designs released their latest on Tuesday, October 22nd, I ordered two items immediately.  I have to tell you their service is unmatched: ordered Tuesday, ASD Garden Blooms [and one other] arrived on Thursday... and here is her premier...

Also features a sentiment from ASD Tulips Treasure

Texture from SU! Subtle Texture

PFS gems

I was sad to read that our card making community has lost another talented maker.  Barbara Anders' Paper Pursuits started in 2008 and her design resume is impressive - I have long been smitten with her work for MFT and all the cards she made as a founding member of Color Throwdown.  

Todays' card uses the colors from Color Throwdown #816.  Do stop by their blog to read the heartfelt words and gorgeous works of art her team have honored her with.  Perhaps you will be inspired to make a card in her honor, too.

Michele

Since this is a stenciled piece - I'm happy to share it with JUGS#750, as well!

Thanks, Bobby!

Freshly Made Sketches #659

Hey there, friends!  Another oldie but cutie came out to play today - Amy's Sketch at Freshly Made Sketches seemed the perfect place for them...

...we'll see if she agrees!

I tipped the Sketch on its side, stamped these sweet Waffle Flower Winter Wishes kids in CP Blackjack ink, and a trio of CP inks for their 

cheeks, hats, earmuffs, or mittens.  

I added a layer of snow for a hill to hide behind 

adding details with SSS Stitched Hills and Slopes dies.

A quick search of my Christmas supplies found a simple 'snowflake' stamp

in a discontinued PFS set which I stamped in Delicata Silver ink.  

That's it for my 'playtime' this week - thanks so much if you stopped by and even more if you left me a little comment!  I appreciate them so much!

I better get this in the FMS659 gallery before I forget!  

=] Michele

Peace on Earth Christmas #74

Another sweet Penny Black set from my Christmas stash came out to play with Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #74!  Have you SEEN their photo inspiration??  It was tough to choose which photo to be inspired by!

For today, the fox won!

PB Snow much Fun; sentiment strip from HoneyBee's Holiday Cheer paper pad;

SSS Tall Pines EF, and Shimmer Oval die S679.

A quick trip to drop this off at the POE gallery and then it's back to work I go - hi ho, hi ho!

=] Michele

Double D's Pumpkin, pumpkin!

I'm finally ready to start Christmas cards for friends and came up with a design that uses the same set, but each can be different... does that make sense?  Am I the only one who cares that every card is different?  Probably!

Anywho... while searching for a different stencil these pumpkins from The Ton fell out from their packaging... light bulb moment!!  Pause the Christmas cards - it's time for a pumpkin card for Double D's October 2024 Pumpkin, pumpkin challenge!

My neighbor has one of those stacks of pumpkins on her front porch - you know the ones, right?  This little Concord & 9th die set wanted in on that stacking action:

She's much better at it than I am! and it was simple surgery to remove the star

from her fingertips!  I'm already imagining what else she could hold!

Looking at this photo, I wish I had taken the time to fussy-cut those white

edges from my pumpkins... next time!

Supporting products:

W&W Audrey panel cut from that pretty plaid paper from the DD girls - so is her sleeve, and those little LF leaves! 

I found a bit of wood veneer paper for the 'tabletop' and the sentiment

is one from PTI's Just Sentiments: Spooky stamp set.

Today's nails - a rich russet in honor of the season!

lol

Off it goes to the DD gallery - thanks for the wonderful inspiration, Dar & Diane!

=] Michele

Color Hues #97

Another opportunity arose to 'play' while creating today!  Color Hues #97: Olive and Mustard worked beautifully together with my Penny Black friends:

I just couldn't get these Wellies [from PB Christmas Fun] out of my head when I thought Olive!  and a bit of Mustard worked its charm for his little feathered friend.  A gift inside with Christmas wrapping paper that I'd buy in a heartbeat!  I'd bet that candy cane is butterscotch - certainly NOT mustard flavored! ewwww. lol

I found a fitting sentiment among those in the MFT Toasty Greetings set, the postage panel from WF and also that lovely snowflake cover.  It all came together so quickly when I found this big snowflake in my snippets!

Happy that you stopped by!  See you again soon!

=] Michele